Microbial fuel cell cathodes with poly(dimethylsiloxane) diffusion layers constructed around stainless steel mesh current collectors

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1490-1495

  Zhang, Fang ^a   Saito, Tomonori ^a,b   Cheng, Shaoan ^a   Hickner, Michael A ^b   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; BASE LAYERS; CARBON CLOTHS; CARBON LAYERS; CATHODE MATERIALS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CURRENT COLLECTOR; DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIQUID VOLUME; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METAL MESH; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN TRANSFER; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POWER OUT PUT; PT CATALYSTS; STAINLESS STEEL MESH; SUPPORTING MATERIAL; SURFACE AREA; WATER LEAKAGE;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CARBON BLACK; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL FUELS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROCHANNELS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; SILICONES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

DIMETICONE;

CARBON; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STEEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; REDUCTION;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTRODES; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 77149141457     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903009d     Document Type: Article

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